Fax Modem (250-3581) Features Faxback Doc. # 5890 USER FRIENDLY: BitCom uses simple menus and supports a mouse. COMPLETE PHONE BOOK RECORDS: Each phone record contains the host name, a description, the phone number, the communication parameters, an emulation setting and an Action file to automate the connection. SUPPORTS ALL MAJOR FILE-TRANSFER PROTOCOLS: BitCom supports Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem, Ymodem-G, Zmodem and CompuServe B + protocol. A POWERFUL SCRIPT LANGUAGE: BitCom's Script and Action files let you automate logging on to a bulletin board service, transferring a file, or just about any communication task. TERMINAL EMULATION: BitCom emulates the most popular terminals, including ANSI. RUN DOS COMMANDS/PROGRAMS WITHOUT DISCONNECTING. V.42bis/V.42 AND MNP-5 PROTOCOLS: BitCom now implements V.42bis, V.42 and MNP (the Microcom Networking Protocol) in the Software, giving you the advantages of V.42bis without an V.42- equipped modem. NOTE: The feature only applies to BitCom version 6.0. BitFax lets you send faxes directly from your PC to any fax machine in the world. You no longer need to print your documents, walk down the hall and feed them into a fax machine. In addition, fax messages will be sent directly to you, not to the office fax machine for all to see. The following is a list of BitFax's features: SCHEDULE YOU FAX TRANSMISSIONS To take advantage of lower phone rates and international time differences, BitFax lets you schedule your fax transmissions. Scheduling faxes also lets you send multiple batches of files to multiple destinations. CREATE A COMPUTERIZED, dBASE-COMPATIBLE PHONE BOOK BitFax's integrated Phone Book lets you add, edit, delete and sort phone numbers. The Phone Book is in the dBase format so you can use dBASE or other compatible programs to export or import phone records. RECEIVE FAXES AUTOMATICALLY BitFax automatically receives faxes, even if you are working in other applications or you are away from your desk. PRINT FAXES Print fax files to any supported printer or automatically prints faxes as they are received. VIEW AND MANIPULATE FAXES FROM YOUR SCREEN With ViewFax, you can view fax files directly from your screen. ViewFax also lets you rotate and magnify fax images. SUPPORTS DIFFERENT FILE FORMATS Fax any of the following types of formats directly from your PC to any Group III fax machine in the world: ASCII test, PCX (PC Paintbrush and BitPaint), TIFF scanner files, IMG (GEM and Ventura Publisher), and BFX files (which are created by BitFax/SR). DCX and TIFF Class F formats are also supported. COMBINE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS INTO A SINGLE FAX BitFax can combine files and send them as one fax message, saving you time and money. For example, you can combine a report from your word processor, a chart from a spreadsheet program, and a graphic generated in a paint program. SEND WORD PROCESSOR DOCUMENTS DIRECTLY FROM BITFAX Send documents created by WordPerfect 5.1 MS Word 5.0 and WordStar directly from BitFax without first converting them into text files. WHAT YOU NEED To use BitFax, you need the following: An IBM or compatible computer with MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 3.0 or later. A modem that can send and receive faxes. A minimum of 640K of RAM. A hard drive with 1 MB of free disk space. A monochrome or color (CGA, EGA or VGA) monitor with the appropriate graphic video card. AN UPDATE Stop and read the file README.DOC in the BitFax directory. It contains information that was unavailable when this manual was printed. You can read the file by typing README at the BitFax subdirectory. To stop the file from scrolling, press [Ctrl-S]; to start again, press any key. You can also use almost any word processor to read and print the file. To print the file from the DOS prompt, type: COPY README.DOC PRN: and press [ENTER]. With BitFax, what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG). Be it a 12-page letter from your word processor, a chart from your paint program, or a table from your spreadsheet - no matter how complicated the document, if you can print it from Windows, you can fax it. BitFax delivers an incredible 200 x 200 dpi resolution, giving laser quality output. A dBASE-compatible phone book. Import your existing BitFax/SR for DOS phone book. Icon-based user interface. Icons and tool bars make BitFax exceptionally easy to use. Quick dial buttons let you address faxes with a single click. Schedule fax transmissions. Combine documents from several Windows applications. Receive faxes in the background. View and print faxes. Export faxes as Windows BitMap graphic files. For more information about BitFax for Windows, write to BIT Software at: 47987 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 (SMC-04/07/94)